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The Wallpaperer’s Dilemma
Many years ago, when we first moved into our house in Skillman, NJ, we had the two-story family room wallpapered. I remember the day when the gentlemen applying the wallpaper brought in metal parts and started to build the scaffolding. I was amazed as they built the...
Motivational Monday!
On Saturday, Doug and I rented a storage unit here in Hoboken. If you are unfamiliar with the way storage units works, be grateful—and please call me before you ever considering renting one! I feel like I am now a master at this point. One cannot be naive when...
Friday’s Quote
"Someone said adversity builds character, but someone else said adversity reveals character. I'm pleasantly surprised with my resilience. I persevere, and not just blindly. I take the best, get rid of the rest, and move on, realizing that you can make a choice to take...
The Story of Stuff
We are moving into a new apartment in the next month or so as our current apartment is being sold. We think we found an amazing apartment, but storage is going to be tight—like really tight. So I have spent the better part of two "sleepless" nights wondering how I...
Rip The Bandaid Off
When I was in Florida recently, I had the pleasure of hearing Ryan Leak speak. He's absolutely delightful and his message packs a powerful punch. He has accomplished a great deal at his young age and he shared a little bit about how he was able to make that happen for...
Motivational Monday!
My daughter, who was home for spring break, asked me to join her on Saturday morning. She was headed to the gym and wanted to bring me as her guest and gym buddy. Even though torrents of rain were being violently unleashed from the sky, and we had 7 blocks to navigate...
Friday’s Quote
“All exceptional people are, by definition, exceptions to the norm. If we insist on being ordinary, we can never be truly extraordinary.” — William Ritter Yesterday was the last day of work for our exceptional concierge in our apartment building. Her name is Carmen...
Me and the ESB
Last night we were up in the lounge of our building eating dinner and playing a fun game. The lounge overlooks midtown Manhattan, which is so beautiful at night. As I was looking out the window, I couldn't help but notice how much smaller the Empire State Building was...
Lima Beans? Yuck!
Last night, I watched two wildly different shows and both of them touched on hate. It wasn't the purpose of either show—heck, one of the shows was about food—but they seriously weighed in on why this isn't the way. Hate is never the way. I had a teacher in 5th grade...
Motivational Monday!
Today I have just one word to start the week off with, and it's a game changer. Consistency. At first glance, consistency is more of a, "What's so big about consistency?" I completely understand why you may be underwhelmed with this word (and idea), but consistency is...